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While everyone was recouping from our Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit, our HRSA-funded ESCALATE team powered on! They immediately switched gears to convene an exceptional three-day training session in Seattle, WA. ESCALATE trains and empowers participants to recognize and address HIV stigma within every level of the Ryan White HIV AIDS Program. We’re grateful for stellar partners like the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Matrix Human Services, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, Kansas City CARE Clinic, Washington State Department of Health, and POCAAN for their invaluable contributions, which truly elevated the training experience. Email Marshun Redmond mredmond@nmac.org to join us for future groundbreaking training sessions and the transformative journey ahead! #EndingTheHIVEpidemic

We’re still basking in the amazing-ness of our Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit and love to see partners like NASTAD be an integral part of it! 🙌🏾 #EndingTheHIVEpidemicTogether

NMAC is pleased to announce the 2024 HIV 50+ Strong and Healthy cohort. The 50+ Strong and Healthy program launched in the summer of 2016, and the 2024 affiliate constitutes the ninth cohort, which will now run on a program year that correlates with the calendar year. For more information and to learn more about our new scholars, visit https://lnkd.in/e3vDfNvv .

Introducing the panelists who will speak at NMAC's Congressional roundtable on Capitol Hill to discuss people over 50 living with HIV! This event will be hosted in collaboration with Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, the HIV AIDS Congressional Caucus, and the Equality Caucus. Thursday, May 16, 2024, 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm 2043 Rayburn House Office Building, Capitol Hill, Washington D.C. To RSVP, please email Zach Miller at zmiller@nmac.org. To learn more, visit https://lnkd.in/esd4yDDf Harold Phillips Francisco Ruiz

Moisés's testimony sheds light on the crucial need to prioritize HIV/AIDS considerations in the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. To learn more, visit https://lnkd.in/eYjdbdZD .

Introducing the panelists who will speak at NMAC's Congressional roundtable on Capitol Hill to discuss people over 50 living with HIV! This event will be hosted in collaboration with Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, the HIV AIDS Congressional Caucus, and the Equality Caucus. Thursday, May 16, 2024, 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm 2043 Rayburn House Office Building, Capitol Hill, Washington D.C. To RSVP, please email Zach Miller at zmiller@nmac.org. To learn more, visit https://lnkd.in/esd4yDDf Harold Phillips Francisco Ruiz

Get ready for a transformative experience in the vibrant city of Dallas! NMAC, in Collaboration with Abounding Prosperity, Inc., invites you to our upcoming ELEVATE training.  ELEVATE is all about empowering and nurturing leadership among individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Together, we'll build capacity and expertise to drive positive change in the planning, delivery, and enhancement of crucial Ryan White HIV/AIDS programs. We'll also provide you with valuable skills and knowledge to excel in the workforce.  ELEVATE is also about providing RWHAP service providers with additional skills, best practices, and knowledge to better serve PLWHA.  Established in 2005, Abounding Prosperity, Inc. was founded in Dallas County to address social and health disparities disproportionately affecting Black Men and their families. Over the past 16 years, the organization has significantly expanded its programs and services to meet the growing need. Abounding Prosperity, Inc. prioritizes preventive services to enhance health and quality of life. They offer a range of programs tailored for Black gay and bisexual men who have sex with men (BMSM), Black women, and Black male-to-female transgender individuals aged 17 and older. These programs include a Community Center offering HIV/STI screenings, educational opportunities, and counseling, a Mobile Testing Unit to reach transient populations, DASPOT (Dallas Area Space for Progressing Our Talents Drop-In Center) providing support and resources for young Black gay individuals and transgender women aged 14-29, and Transparency, a comprehensive program addressing the needs of transgender women through education, healthcare, housing, empowerment, and legal support, including leadership development and job skills training.  Register Now: TargetHIV.org/ELEVATE or click the Don't miss this incredible opportunity to ELEVATE your skills, knowledge, and leadership. Join us in Dallas, TX as we work together to create a brighter future for individuals living with HIV/AIDS and the organizations that serve them. 

If you are a RWHAP and funded through Parts A, B, C, and or D, and you are either a Native American operated RWHAP or serve Native clients in your RWHAP, then we have a training that will address HIV-related stigma in your organization or community. HIV-related stigma is a large obstacle to ending the HIV epidemic in Indian Country. Please apply at https://lnkd.in/eaTNswye. Contact Chris Paisano, Indian Country Coordinator for more information at cpaisano@nmac.org. With your participation, we are so close to ending the HIV epidemic in Indian Country. This is our last in-person ESCALATE training for the program.

The HIV movement was born and continues to thrive because of the personal and collective investments of grassroots networks of people living with HIV. In this webinar, we will learn from the leaders of some of the most consequential networks of PLWH in the HIV field on how they work with their membership to build power and win concrete advancements for PLWH. RSVP: https://bit.ly/48lK4yd

NMAC is pleased to announce the 2024 HIV 50+ Strong and Healthy cohort. The 50+ Strong and Healthy program launched in the summer of 2016, and the 2024 affiliate constitutes the ninth cohort, which will now run on a program year that correlates with the calendar year. For more information and to learn more about our new scholars, visit https://lnkd.in/e3vDfNvv .